Ekwa Surname

159,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Ekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2021:17,2792,363
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Nigeria4841:365,99719,588
Gabon4551:4,152740
France181:3,690,151224,666
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ekwa (100) may also be a first name.

Ekwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ekwa (Oriya: ଏକ୍କା) is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,556th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,664,551 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwa are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ekwa is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 100 people.

The last name Ekwa is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 17,279. In Cameroon Ekwa is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Ekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Ekwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwau89281/
Ekwai89217/
Hekwa8953/
Ekway8932/
Ekwea8928/
Ekwua8923/
Ekwah8915/
Ekwaj896/
Ekwaa895/
Ekhwa892/
Ekwas891/
Aekwa891/
Eakwa891/
Eukwa891/
Heskwa80285/
Heukwa8063/
Ekwatt8018/
Ekwaja8011/
Ekwaha801/
Henkwa801/
Ekwaat801/
Ekwass801/
Ekweae801/
Eakwat801/
Eekwat801/
Ekhwah801/
Hekway801/
Eckwad800/
Ekwe7512,301/
Akwa759,835/
Ekwo754,073/
Okwa752,740/
Egwa752,272/
Ikwa752,178/
Ekua75149/
Ekwi7542/
Ecwa7527/
Ykwa7515/
Jkwa7511/
Ekwy755/
Eqwa753/
Ekwè751/
Eankwah731/
Jiekwai731/
Ekweowa731/
Yikwa6727,635/
Jikwa6710,829/
Akway673,350/
Okwai67940/
Ekwee67866/
Akwaa67801/
Akwah67724/
Hakwa67625/
Akwai67586/
Eghwa67506/
Okwah67393/
Hikwa67296/
Ekweh67184/
Ekwue67155/
Ekweu67153/
Egway67140/
Egwau67103/
Egwea6784/
Hekwe6774/
Okway6773/
Okwua6772/
Ekwey6770/
Ecwau6766/
Ikhwa6758/
Ekwoh6756/
Ekwuo6755/
Ikway6753/
Akwua6752/
Ekwei6742/
Ikwai6742/
Ikwau6737/
Ekwet6736/
Egwai6735/
Okwaa6734/
Egwua6716/
Egwah6715/
Ekuap6714/
Egwat6713/
Hegwa6712/
Heqwa6712/
Ekwou678/
Ekwii678/
Okwau678/
Aikwa677/
Eekwe677/
Eikwo677/
Akwha676/
Iekua676/
Hekua676/
Ekwoi675/
Ikwaa675/
Aykwa675/
Ekkwi675/
Eikwe673/
Okgwa673/
Ikwua673/
Ikwah673/
Eggwa673/
Akwau673/
Ezkwe672/
Akwea672/
Enkwo672/
Eakua672/
Akwaj672/
Ekwoy672/
Ikwea672/
Eagwa672/
Ackwa672/
Ajkwa672/
Gekua672/
Okwea672/
Hokwa671/
Eigwa671/
Ytkwa671/
Uikwa671/
Egkwe671/
Akwwa671/
Ekwge671/
Ogkwa671/
Ekwie671/
Ekwod671/
Iskwa671/
Iekwe671/
Enkwe671/
Egwap671/
Ekuoa671/
Eykwe671/
Agkwa671/
Ahkwa671/
Idkwa671/
Ekuae671/
Eqwai671/
Ekgwe671/
Edkwe671/
Etkwo671/
Aekwo671/

Ekwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekwa in the Oriya language
ଏକ୍କାekka-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekwa
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